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What is a "red-shirt" in college sports?
I hear them talk about "red-shirt" and "true" freshmen on college football teams. What does that mean, and where does the term come from?
6 Answers
- ?Lv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
They red-shirt players to increase their eligability of playing sports
Example: They will red shirt a freshman in college, so when he is a sophomore, he will still be considered a freshman in sports.
- ?Lv 45 years ago
When they call a player a "red-shirt" it means that they have been on the team, but never played in a game for one of a few reasons. First the coach may not feel like the player is ready to play are that level and may need one more year to get up to that level. Second the player might have had medical problems that kept him from playing. And finally the coach might have a top notch recruit at a position but has a great player there, so he gives him a "red shirt." But to be blunt the "red-shirt" means that that player have been part of the team but not played in a game, but does not lose a year of NCAA eligibility, allowing them to have all four years of eligibility.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
What a player is injured, or just the team chooses to give him the "red-shirt" as is common for freshman, they actually wear a red shirt for practice. They can't play in the games but can practice with the team. This preserves their year of eligibility. They can only use it once, but can apply for exemptions and be able to play extra years, but that usually only happens in a case where a player loses most of a season, or two, from eligibility.
- 1 decade ago
Under college rules, you have 5 years to play your 4 years elligibility. Since freshmen are younger and less experience, most programs will "red-shirt" a freshman if he does not play. If the player plays during the season, he cannot be "re-shirted" and is then referred to as a true freshman and it counts towards his 4 years of elligibility. Should a player who has not used a "red-shirt" year and gets ingured causing him to miss a full season, it is possible to count that year as a "red-shiort" year.
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- 1 decade ago
They take a year off. You can only play 4 seasons in college. But you can be enrolled for 5 because they can red-shirt you one year.
- 1 decade ago
A red shirt is a player is ineligible player for a year, that can play the following year. So you could a 5th year senior. It keeps them eligible for one more year
